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"in critical condition" from perfume and psychosomatic reactions? Sounds like the paper made that initial part up. Lordy.

Weird. The article doesn't say what caused the CO problem, and says it dissipated by the time the HAZMAT technicians went through the building. Suppose the HVAC pulled it in somehow?

Thanks for the heads-up. I'm local, and hadn't heard this yet.

I got the e-mail and signed up. Should be interesting.

Wow, that was quick. How in the world do you quickly cross-train medics and EMTs to fight fires? Put them through the fire academy on a fast track?

You have an artistic eye. Just for fun, you should Photoshop the speedometer to point to 115...

It basically means, "All stations stand by for an important announcement/message". http://www.ac6v.com/73.htm We use it at the start of our weekly practice Nets, and sure as heck use it at the start of real emergency Directed Nets.

Don't have to learn Morse code either :D

Very cool. You doing the BAEARS HAM Cram in Fremont this Saturday? And yes, our contact info is posted in the clear at ARRL.org. Not our e-mail or phone contact info, though.

Mike Berke KI6EGL Newark, CA ARES Emergency Coordinator (EC) Newark CERT Team Leader for Communications We integrate 2m and 70cm HAM radio into our Community ERT operations plans, and it works very well. We have a radio at the Fire Station that serves as the city's EOC in Level 2...

One of the best pieces of advice I've ever received, came from a very senior paramedic in our local Fire service. After long years in EMS and then Fire (before stress debriefs), and after a serious burnout and recovery, and subsequent awards as the best paramedic in our county, his mantra was...

The "SOAP" and "CHART" methods should be explained in you EMT textbook.

I'm only an EMT and not a medic, but I have a fair bit of experience in analogous situations. I'd recommend setting up a written debrief with your FTO after each shift (if you don't have it already), with the calls/scenarios and feedback put down in writing. This should be acceptable to your...

But that's not when they were making you, right?

Those are 12 hour days :D BTW, I did say in my post that you really need to get the book a couple months early and work your way through it before the class starts. No way you could go in cold and learn what you need.

No, not at all. I was responding to R/r's comment about "Realistically, no one can expect to know & retain anything from a two week course." My point was that you will retain it if you did a good job of learning it, and if you start using it regularly. If you get your EMT cert and don't start...

Unless you come out of the Boot Camp pulling shifts regularly. That's true of any education track for EMS.

I took the Unitek 2-week EMT Boot Camp, and found it to be very good, if you are willing to prepare ahead of time, and work at that pace. (Pass the popcorn please) The instructors are very good, and the course has a no-BS approach. After all, most of the students are highly motivated...

Good on you, great way to start. Wear long pants, long sleeves, and at least light hiking boots. Take light gloves and eye protection. As said, expect lots of (simulated) gore and surprises. The makeup for wounds is called "moulage", and is meant to help you get used to dealing with gory...

I parked like that once next to my buddy's car as a joke at work. I came out of work that night to find a padlocked chain running between the door handles inside the car. Couldn't open the door more than about two inches. Had to manage to reach in with a stick to roll down the window (this...